Behavioral Health Clinician - Days - Full Time - M-F - 9AM-5PM - Atlantic Health Newtown Medical Center, NJ

Job description

Responsible for providing short-term psychotherapeutic services including individual, marital, family and group treatment. Principal Accountabilities: 1. Develops written individual recovery plans. 2. Engages to enhance functioning, effective coping, illness management, self-management, wellness and quality of life. 3. Partners with patient's family, peers, para-professionals and professionals in supporting, monitoring and stabilizing consumers in the community. 4. Participates in community events, human service meetings as appropriate or mandated. 5. Provides case management services. 6. Develops and maintains rich collaborative working relationships with hospital emergency departments, service providers, and agencies. 7. Maintains timely and complete chart documentation. 8. Incorporates use of criteria sets in context of utilization management. 9. Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications: Required: Master's degree in social work, Counseling or related field NJ State LAC, LSW, or LADAC; Pending license will be considered Preferred: 1. NJ State LCSW, LSW or LPC license. 2. Previous clinical or counseling experience preferred.